विसृज्य तञ्च पप्रच्छ वत्स कस्माद्द्हि रोदिषि केन वा ते ऽपकृतमित्युक्तः स न्यवेदयत्
visṛjya tañ ca papraccha vatsa kasmādd hi rodiṣi kena vā te 'pakṛtam ity uktaḥ sa nyavedayat
Synonyms
visṛjya—throwing aside; tam—that; ca—also; papraccha—asked; vatsa—my dear son; kasmāt—what for; hi—certainly; rodiṣi—crying; kena—by whom; vā—otherwise; te—they; apakṛtam—misbehaved; iti—thus; uktaḥ—being asked; saḥ—the boy; nyavedayat—informed of everything..
Translation
He threw the dead snake aside and asked his son why he was crying, whether anyone had done him harm. On hearing this, the son explained to him what happened.
Purport
The father did not take the dead snake on his neck very seriously. He simply threw it away. Actually there was nothing seriously wrong in Mahārāja Parīkṣit's act, but the foolish son took it very seriously, and being influenced by Kali he cursed the King and thus ended a chapter of happy history.